We are thrilled to start the new year with the announcement of our new cohort! It is our great pleasure to introduce the playwrights behind Write from the Hip 2026: Alison Adams, Nicci Pryce, Rais Clarke-Mendes, Sal Currie, and Vanessa Spence! With the support of Program Director Intisar Awisse and Program Associate Mya Wong, these …
In preparation for the premiere of Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs, we were excited to chat with playwright Chelsea Woolley! Read on to unpack some of the inspiration behind this piece and the journey that it has taken since its inception in Write From The Hip! We’re so glad every time a …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17th, 2025 ANNOUNCING NIGHTWOOD THEATRE’S 2025-26 SEASON (Toronto)—Nightwood Theatre is proud to announce its 2025-26 season. For our 46th season as Canada’s preeminent feminist theatre company we have curated an electric lineup that bravely and playfully examine politics, persistence, and progress. This season offers two stellar productions from creative collaboration with …
Nightwood Theatre presents the 16th annual Lawyer Show Annie Book by Thomas MeehanLyrics by Charles StrouseMusic by Martin CharninOriginal Broadway Production Directed by Martin CharninBased on “Little Orphan Annie”® By Permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLCat the Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsJune 5–7, 2025 (Toronto, ON)—Nightwood Theatre is proud to be …
Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre Sets a New Stage for the Toronto Artistic Community The newly launched arts facility and theatre, developed in partnership with Tapestry Opera, Nightwood Theatre, and St. Clare’s Housing Society, aims to support the city’s vibrant arts scene. TORONTO, March 17, 2025 – The Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre opens …
Every year we are thrilled to be take part in the Ontario Arts Council’s Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators program to cheers on artists from our community as they craft their future plays! This year we were honoured to recommend: Anahita Dehbonehie Alexandra Simpson and Morgan Brie Johnson of Animacy Theatre Collective breton lalama Diana …
Nightwood Theatre and Tapestry Opera are excited to announce the hiring of our first-ever 877 team member, Pip Bradford! Bringing years of experience in the Toronto theatre scene, we are glad to welcome Pip into her new roll as the Director of Facilities and Production. Get to know her through her bio! Pip Bradford is …
The following message makes mentions of abortion and grief. From the desk of Andrea Donaldson: My father died last year at this time having spent an entire year hospitalized after a heart attack that came with many complications. Prior to that he was a robust boomer still working at the age of 78. In …
This new year we are delighted to announce our new 2025 Write From The Hip cohort! Please meet: Beck Lloyd Mason McDonald Tanvi Vyas Renée Wong Brianna Wright We are so excited to be working with them this year with the generous support of RBC Emerging Artists. Stay tuned to hear their pieces at Groundswell in …
We have been so honoured to have Keshia Palm with us this past year leading Write From The Hip as our Interim Program Director. They brilliantly stepped up to cover the maternity leave of Intisar Awisse who will be coming in as our new 2025 WFTH Program Director! By her side we are pleased to …